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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Abraham Cahan arrived in the United States, he, like so many immigrants, had many questions. How would he live in this new land? He became a voice for the people. First as a journalist, then as the founder and editor of the Yiddish-language newspaper the Forverts (the Forward).
From explaining voting rights and the importance of public health measures to answering everyday questions like how to play baseball, Cahan improved the lives of countless...
2) The Mona Lisa vanishes: a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
"On a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, c'est partie! The Mona Lisa, she's gone! No one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting? Travel back to an extraordinary period...